Yep, definitely just making more work for myself but I'm enjoying this and I am so curious to see how my doll works in this cloth style.
Just because the task is simple doesn't mean it has to be that way. If I want to challenge myself, I should do just that!
I'm only worried about spending time on it because I don't want to neglect other modules.
I normally use paper mache but I'm getting so bored of painting the skin and fixing it up when it cracks with movement- this material is not really designed to be posed as my dolls are. I'm using coloured felt
Cotton or some kind of canvas would work well too, I need to find a fabric that doesn't bleed when I draw on the surface.
I want to dress her in lots of funky outfits. I never really pay much attention to the clothes-making aspect of my doll making... I normally just use any scraps of ribbon I have and sew them onto the doll. This time, I'm going to draw them out as patterns first and actually fabricate them as garments that can be taken on/off.
The focus of this week is COLOUR and I'm starting to forget that already BRING IT BACK NOW JAY. That will be worked on when I dress her and take the final photos of her. I'm thinking a blue colour scheme? Dreamy.
Quite happy with this new way of doll-making. I want to make it again though because it's not perfect, but I love how her limbs move with the cotton joints, so smooth and easy. She's soft and cuddly, more friendly than the paper mache versions.
Not happy with her face, it's too Bratz-like. Her eyes should be narrower and I made such a mess with white pen trying to correct mistakes. I think I'm just going to run with it and keep going.
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